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K. W. WEAVER GATE Filed Feb, 13, 1923 Patented ug. Il, 1925.

UNITE STATES FATE? FFEQE.

GATE.

Application filed February 13, 1923. Serial No. 618,776.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, KING IV. VEAVER, a citizen of the United States, and ay resident of Altoona, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a gate and a mounting therefor of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly, it is my object to provide a gate and means for supporting it, so that it may be slid longitudinally out of the roadway and will always be properly balanced.

VA further object is to provide such a gate suitably mounted on means not in the roadway so that the gate will always be effectively supported.

A` further object is to provide in the supporting means a simple adjustment, whereby the gate may be tilted, so that it may be used to close the opening in the roadway to larger anima-ls, but to permit the hogs or smaller animals to pass through.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

'Figure' 1 sho-ws a side elevation of a gate embodying my invention, together with the supporting means therefor, the gate being shown in its raised and not in its normal position.

Figure 2 shows a vertical, sectional view throughthe post and portions of the gate at the free end of the gate.

Figure 8 shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure l.

Figure t shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of one of the supporting brackets for the. gate.

Figure 6 shows a vertical, sectional view through a portion of the supporting channel for the gate, illustrating the locking devices therein; and

T Figu're 7 shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 7--7 of Figure 1.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indica-te generally a fence having the post 11 on one side of a roadway 12.

At the other side of the roadway are two spaced posts 13 from which the fence extends in the opposite direction. Spaced from the posts 13 is a post 1li.

As a closure device for the opening between the post 11 and the posts 1.3, I provide a gate A. The gate A may have a variety of forms of construction, but in the form herein shown, I have shown a plurality of horizontal boards 15.

The upper board 15 has a portion 16, which projects at the supported end of the gate beyond the other boards 15 and the end of the gate.

Mounted on the upper board 15 on opposite sides thereof are angle bars 17, which preferably project slightly above the board 15.

At what, for convenience, I will call the front end of the gate are upright angle bars 18, which are secured to the boards l5 on opposite sides thereof, as shown in Figure 1.

At the rear end of the gate, channel bars 19 are secured to the boards 15 on opposite sides thereof. rIhese channel bars 19 terminate at their lower ends above the low er edge of the lower board 15.

On opposite sides of the lower board 15 at the lower edge thereof are metal wear strips 19a. Metal strips 2O are secured on opposite sides of the gate and ext-end from the upper end thereof downwardly and forwardly, as shown in Figure 1.

A plate 21 is secured to the forward faces of the post-s 13 at the upper end thereof.

Mounted on the plate 21 is an upright bracket 22, having a plurality of holes 23 to receive bolts or the like 24, whereby the bracket 22 is adjustably fastened to the plate 21.

At its lower end, the bracket 22 has a rearwardly extending member 25 on which is mounted a cross bar 26, having at its ends downwardly projecting ears 27, in which are mounted the spindles 28 of rollers 29.

The gate is mounted on the bracket just described with the laterally projecting flanges of the angle bars 17 riding on the rollers 29.

Secured to the rear faces of the posts 13 at the upper ends thereof is another cross bar 30 similar in construction to the cross bar or plate 21.

Mounted on the cross bar 30 is an upright bracket 31 similar to the bracket 22 and similarly mounted, and having a rearwardly extending member k32 at its lower end.

I provide a channel-shaped member having a slot 34 extending longitudinally of its lower face, which channel-shaped member 33 has its forward end mounted on the'rearwardly extending member 32 of the bracket 31. For convenience, I will call the channel bar 33 the supporting channel.

On the post 14 is a bracket 35 secured to the upper end of the post and having a laterally projecting member 36 at its upper end.- A yoke 37 is mounted on the member 36Y and receives yand supports the sup-` porting channel 33 as shown in Figure 3.

I provide at the rear end of the gate, a

brace rod, having the upper member 39 and i the lower member 40. Thev lower member 40A is pivoted at its lower end between the upright channel bar frame members` 19 'and is inclined upwardly and rearwardly.

The upper brace member 39 has an elongated slot 41 therein. The brace member 39. is receired between the rear ends of theA angle iron members 17, as shown for instance in Figures 1 and 3, and is connected therewith -bymeans o'f a bolt 43 extended through said angle irons and having a nut 44 on oneend.

The adjacent ends of the braces 39` and threads and` are. received in the ends of a V1 turn-buckle 45.

The upper endv of the .brace 39 is projected into the channel supporting frame13 through the slot 34 and is provided with a crossV shaft or spindle 46, which supports.

rollers 47.

Itrmay be noted that the gate, as shown in Figure 1,7is not in its normal position.

but is in itsraised positionV hereinafter more fully referred to. I

Ordinarily, the gate stands in horizontal position, and when closed is supported on therollers 29, which rest beneath the later ally projectingtianges of the angle irons 17, and by means of the rollers 47 and the parts connected therewith.

It is to be observed that when the gate is closed, it hangs on the rollers 29, while the rollers 47 rest against the top of the frame member 33.

lhen the gate, is movedy toward open position there comes a time when the center of gravity moves past the posts 13, after which the rollers 47 rest on the vflanges 48 at the lower partv of the channel frame 33.

On the post 14, I provide a guide strip 49, having its ends inclined, as shown in Figure 7, in order to prevent any accidental striking of that post by the rear end of the gate during the sliding movement of Y to the upper surface of one of the boards 15 is a spring strip or the like 53, which projects forwardly beyond the gate and has at its forward end a catch member 54, upon which is a beveled engaging member 55.

When the gate is in its normally horizontal position and is moved from open position to closed position, the beveled or ins cliued engaging' member 55 slides over the plate 51 until the catch member 54 grips the plate 51, whereupon the resiliency ot' the strip causes the catch member 54 'to drop behind the plate 51 for automatically locking the gate.

I providejust above and just below the gate wheniit is in its normal horizontal. position and is closed, the members 56 and 57 mounted on the post 11y and designed alike except that they are inverted with i relation to eachother, and in each instance j comprise a plate 58 secured tothe post 11,.a

forwardly projecting flange 59 and flanges 60, as shown in Figures 1 and 2;

An adjusting screw G1 is mounted in the strip 53 and it will be observedthat by rotating the head 62 of the screw 61,the shank ofthescrew will rest against the up.-

aer surface of the board 15 and the strip 53 will be forced-upwardly' against its normal tension to position shown by dotted lines in vFigure 2, where the catch member there on will berendered ineffective. i

I preferably mount ller blocks 63 in both ends'of the frame 33. The frame member as has been before stated rests upon the rearward extension 32 on the bracket 31, and and it may be now said that it is held there by means of a bolt 64, shown for instance in Y Figure 6.

A stripl 65 of spring material has one end mounted between the flanges 48 and the filler block G3 at the forward end 'of the,

68, which is so located that when the., gate is closed and in normal position, the pin 68 stands in position tol be engaged and held by the catch member 6G.

A headed bolter rod 69 is extended through the strip G5 and thence upwardly through the'frame member 33 and has on its screw-threaded upper end an adjusting nut 70,'whereby the strip 65 may be drawn upwardly to hold the catch member 66 in inoperative position.

A spring strip@ 71 has one end mounted on the bolt 64 and extended between the member 32 and the flanges 48 of the member 33, as shown in Figure 6, and the other end extended rearwardly and inclined slightly downwardly.

Mounted in the rearwardly projecting portion of the strip- 71 is a screw or bolt 72, which projects upwardly through the upper wall of the member 33 and has on its upper end an adjusting nut 73.

Projecting upwardly from the upper board 15 near the forward end is a pin 74, which is so-located that when the gate is slid to its fully open position, the pin 74 will have slid under the spring catch member 71, which will then prevent the movenient of the gate toward closed position.

It will be seen that when the gate is in its normal and horizontal position, either of the three locking devices here-inbefore mentioned, may be made operative or inoperative.

Ordinarily, the gate is locked when closed by means orf the catch member 54 on the spring strip 53. It may, however, in some instances be desired to rendei1 that catch device inoperative and to lock the gate closed by leaving the spring catch 65 in its lowered position, so that the gate may be opened by one standing near the posts 13.

If it is desirable to be able to slide the gate open and keep it locked in open position, the spring catch' 71 is left in its lower posit-ion. Either of the spring catch devices when in operative position may be temporarily rendered inoperative by grasping the nuts 62, and 74 respectively and lifting them upwardly.

I will now refer a little more fully to one of the important features of structure of my gate.

It will be noted that my gate is so hung and supported that it is not necessary to provide any arch or other part extending across the roadway. That is to say, the gate is hung entirely at one end thereof.

It. is well known that when a gate is hung at one end, it is inclined to sag and it is difficult to keep the gate hung exactly right, so that the catch device at the free end of the gate will always work properly.

On the rods 40 and 89 below and above the turn-.buckle 45, I provide lock nuts 7 5. By loosening these lock nuts, adjustment of the turn-buckle is permitted and any sag in the gate may be readily taken up.

Ordinarily the nut 44 on the bolt 43 is screwed tight, but when adjustment of the gate is desired, that nut is loosened somewhat. v ber having a pivotal and sliding connection lf it is desired to tilt the gate to permit hogs to run under it, such tilting is accomplished by adjustment of the turn-buckle The gate is shown in Figure 1 in such adjusted and tilted position.

I provide a swinging hook 76 on the post 11 and a staple 77 on the gate, whereby the gate may be locked to the post when in its tilted position.

The degree of tilting may be accurately regulated by means of the turn-buckle 45.

On the posts 13 at their lower ends are brackets 78, which carry rollers 79, which receive between them and guide the lower part of the gate, as shown in Figure 4.

r1`he channel bar frame members 19 terminate just abovethe rollers 79.

It will be noted that when the gate is in its tilted position, as shown in Figure 1, and is slid to the right, it does not retain its tilted position at the same angle it had when in the position shown in Figure 1, but gradually loses its tilt, as it moves to the right, so that its lower part always travels between the rollers 79.

It will be noted that the bracket members 22 and 31 each has a series of holes 23,

whereby these bracket members may be adjusted vertically on the cross plates 21 and 80 for permitting further adjustment of the gate and for facilitating the easy assembling of the gate on its support.

It will be noted that the posts upon which the gate hangs are subject to no side draft and that the pressure on the osts is substantially vertical, so that smal er posts can be used than would otherwise be the case.

In a twelve foot gate of my ordinary construction, the parts are so arranged and the leverage is soprovided, that when the gate is entirely closed, it will endure a strain of 780 pounds at the front end without injury to the gate or the supports.

Changes may be made in the details and construction of the parts of my improved gate, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be` reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a gate and mounting therefor of the class described, a gate having at its rear upper corner a rearwardly projecting member, a longitudinally extending guide and supporting element at the top of the gate, a mounting for said gate compris-ing a roller device for supporting said guide element, a horizontally arranged channel-shaped member with a longitudinal slot in its lower part, rod members respectively pivoted to the rear part of said gate and supported on rollers in said channel-shaped member, a turn-buckle connection for the adjacent ends of said rod members, the upper rod mem with the rearwardly projecting member on the gate.

2. In a gate structure of the class described, a gate having at its rear upper part a rearwardly projecting member, a roller support on which the upper part of the gate slides, a horizontally arranged guide and support member, a longitudinally extensible inclined device pivoted to the lower rear part of the gate and slidably connected with said guide and support, and means for giving said rearwardly projecting member sliding, pivotal connection with said device.

3. In a deviceof the class described, a gate, a horizontally arranged supporting member, other meansfor slidably supporting said gate at its upper part, an inclined member pivoted to and projecting from the lower part or' said gate at one end, slidably mounted on said member, for movement in a horizontal plane, said inclined member being longitudinally adjustable for holding the gate in various positions of vertically tilted adj ustment.

4;. In a device of thev class described, a gate, a horizontally arranged guide andsupporting member, other means for slidably supporting said gate at its upper part, an inclined member pivoted to and projecting from the lower part of said gate at one end, sliidably mounted on said member, for movement in a horizontal plane, said inclined member being longitudinally adjustable for holding the `gate in various positions of vertically tilted adjustment, said gate having at its upper part a sliding connection with said inclined member.

Des Moines, Iowa, February 5, 1923.

KING IVILLIAM IVEAVER. 

